Established in 1898, the Conklin Pen Company founder Roy Conklin soon became a renowned innovator for the automatic filling mechanism known as the Crescent Filler, which is recognised to be one of the world’s first practical self-filling fountain pens. From the beginning, the company have strived to develop writing tools that are both stylish and dependable. More than a century later, Conklin pens continues this tradition of innovation and excellence by offering unique limited edition and regular addition writing instruments worthy of their legendary name.
Conklin fountain pens are still rendered based on their original designs, most of which have been patented for their innovative features. Each pen is lovingly crafted by dedicated artisans with the greatest attention to detail, quality and craftsmanship.
Conklin not only create classically designed writing instruments, but also develop them to fit into a modern world, such as the Conklin All American Collection, which contains a unique filling mechanism, or the Heritage Collection, which includes the Word Gauge fountain pen – containing an ink level system which the user can view at any time to see how many words they can write with the remaining ink. It is features such as this which appeal to many Conklin fanatics, with their fine designs of popular vintage writing instruments from the golden era and the addition of some modern technology.
